Minced meat, béchamel sauce, cheese: moussaka has everything a perfect casserole needs. Greek cuisine has some hearty classics to offer that are not only tasty on a long summer vacation in Crete or on a short weekend trip to Athens.
Dishes such as spanakopita, a vegetarian filo and spinach cake, or tender souvláki, grilled meat skewers are prime examples of the Mediterranean flair that characterizes the specialties of the land of longing on the Mediterranean.